Huhu! So I was a bit disappointed that so few readers wrote their opinion this time ... :(


For this reason I have tried very hard with this part and hope that it will be better received!


Well, have fun!










“Master Kaio said you wouldn't have much time left.” Dende slowly lowered his head and I could see a small tear running down his cheek. "What? In how far do I not have much time left? How should I understand that?" "I ... I can't explain it to you exactly ... it's so ... so unfair ... especially for Piccolo . "


The little god looked up at me pleadingly again. "That ... I don't quite understand ..." I said as if in a trance, because deep down in my heart I knew that he was right. "But I'm sure of one thing ..." he added after a while. "Piccolo won't take it. He knows that ... and that's why he's behaving differently.


It completely overwhelms him and I feel that he won't be able to take it much longer ... but I can't do anything for him ... not even you! "

These words hit me as if someone were pounding them in the head, personally and without consideration. An infinite number of thoughts shot through me and I forced myself to remain calm. "I'll try to talk to Piccolo ... and right after that I want to talk to Master Kaio. He has to tell me what's wrong with me ..." "Please don't hurt him ... It ... it would kill him ... "Dende whispered, but I assured him that I was the last person in the universe who wanted to do something bad to Piccolo, let alone hurt him.




I could still see small tears running down the Namek boy's cheeks and before I made my way to Piccolo I hugged Dende and told him that everything would be fine. But I was really not very convinced of it ...




After I couldn't find Piccolo anywhere in the palace, I decided to turn to Popo and tell him to let me know if he would find him here.I made the same request to Dende and finally I went to my room, completely upset.


"A hot shower will surely do me good!" I thought, carefully turned on the water and took off my clothes. The pleasantly warm water was a relief for my skin and I finally had the opportunity to switch off again for a long time. My head was completely empty for a short period of time, free of any thoughts about the future ... But suddenly I saw the images of Piccolo's death crystal clear in front of me again ... "I still can't believe that he sacrificed himself just to save my life ... and if what Dende told me earlier is really true, I'll just make his life harder than it already is. "


My feelings drove through and through roller coaster and I could almost hear myself thinking. "It must be cruel for him, but I'm so sure that he likes me just as much as I like him ..." Slowly I lowered my head, closed my eyes ... "If only I could do how I wanted ... but it doesn't work, I can't do that."I had to make a decision. A decision not to hurt Piccolo any more. Something had to happen and I knew what ..." The best thing is if I go away temporarily ... "I thought and became mine Things get more certain from second to second. "This way I'm Piccolo out of the way and he can easily forget me over time. He's strong, he'll make it ... "


Despite the jets of water, I felt my eyes fill with tears. I wanted nothing more than to be with Piccolo, to have him with me and never to lose again. But if it was really true that I didn't have much time left, I had to put my wishes in the background and take him into consideration. He just didn't deserve that his feelings should be so hurt and disappointed ... my job would be to protect him from it ... like he had protected me ...




When I got out of the shower, dried off, and got dressed, I started packing up a few of my things.In the long time that I have lived here now, these were really quite a few ... In between, however, I kept lying down on my bed and dreaming about my thoughts. "Please forgive me, Piccolo ... you're all I want, but I just can't let that happen. Dende told me it would break your heart in the end and I won't do that to you ... Never. I love for that you too much ... "A few tears ran down my cheeks, but the next moment I smiled ..." You will do it ... even without me, I am firmly convinced ... "




Suddenly the door opened ...


"Pi ... Piccolo! What are you doing here? I didn't hear you at all!" I said and again couldn't stop my voice from shaking. If the whole situation hadn't been so hopeless and desperate, I think I would have fallen on his neck immediately ... but I held back and waited patiently to see what he would say."I knocked but you didn't answer, I thought ..." "Um, yes of course ... no problem! You can always come to me, you know that!" "Dende told me you wanted to talk to me ? "I looked at him and wondered how he could stay so damn cool. "So yes, it is like this ..." "Tell me, are you traveling?" he interrupted me and pointed to my stacked, partially packed things.


The next moment he came slowly up to me, sat down next to me on the bed and looked at me with an innocent look that I had seldom seen on anyone before. "If you want to know exactly ... yes, I'll go."


When I said these words it was impossible for me to look at him with the best of will. I looked furtively at the floor. "Why is that? Don't you like it with us anymore?" "Yes, but ..." What should I say now? Should I tell him the truth? That I'm leaving because of him? Would he even understand?I decided to come up with an emergency solution ... "I will stay with Goku's family for a while to help Goten a little with school!" I finally replied, extremely happy to have had such a good brainwave. But suddenly I saw that flash in his eyes again ... that flash ... It completely upset me.


"So you want to help Son-Goths with their homework ... so so." To my surprise, I noticed a widening grin on his face. "What's so funny about that?" I asked briskly and what he then said triggered such shame in me that I would have loved to sink into the ground on the spot. “Too bad Son-Goten isn't even going to school yet, isn't it?” An oppressive silence. I had to swallow and little beads of sweat slowly formed on my forehead. What surprised me more than at this point, however, was the fact that he hadn't said a word about his conversation with Master Kaio in the whole time.

"Why do you really want to go?" he asked before I even had the chance to come up with another suitable excuse. I looked at him and his gaze, which was always on me, went through my marrow and bone. Slowly I began to shiver and when Piccolo noticed this he carefully took my hand. "Are you cold?" he asked worried, but I could only shake my head. “I hope you know that I won't let you go that easily, do you?” I looked up at him again and then ... I just couldn't pretend anymore.




I gave up my futile defense against my feelings and let them run free. There was nothing more I could do about it. The words in my heart were just too strong for me to continue to suppress them. I started to cry and when Piccolo took me in his strong arms I felt infinitely safe and secure. I had never felt this feeling so intensely before and I would never have wanted to exchange it for anything in the world."I know why you want to go ... believe me, I know." he said after a few minutes and lifted my head. "Don't you worry about me, ok? Please do me this one favor ..."


I nodded.


"You know, when I saw you for the first time, I knew that you were special. I have never met someone like you before in my life and when I thought I could never develop more intense feelings than my friendship with son- Gohan, I was wrong. I've realized that since you've been here. Your closeness has made me almost insane and I could hardly concentrate anymore. My thoughts were constantly with you and I had to damn control myself not to but to completely lose your mind. Once it almost came to that ... you know what I'm talking about ... when suddenly Gohan appeared here ... "




In the next moment we both had to smile and I would never have dreamed that Piccolo could speak so openly about his feelings ... Something in him must have changed a lot because the otherwise dismissive, closed Namek had completely disappeared.

"At first I was insecure ..." he continued. "That's why I behaved so badly at the barbecue party ... do you remember? I mean when I was leaning against the tree and you came up to me ..." He paused and looked at the ceiling. "But when I saw what Vegeta did to you, I went completely crazy. I didn't care about anything, I just didn't want anything to happen to you ... I would never allow that ..." And suddenly a tear ran down Piccolo too the cheek.


"But there is one more thing you have to do for me ..." he continued after a while. "I want you to speak to Master Kaio as soon as possible. This uncertainty is driving me completely crazy, I can't take it, you understand?" With bowed head he looked at the floor, closed his eyes ...


At that moment I knew what to do ... Carefully I put my hand on his shoulder and stroked it timidly ... I waited anxiously for some reaction from him ...



And indeed. After a few seconds he turned his head and looked deep into my eyes. "I will go to Master Kaio to finally clarify things for you and me." I spoke softly and smiled at him. I could see his features begin to relax and slowly let my hand wander down his back. Never before had I felt such an electrifying mood as I had just done.


He was still looking at me ... finally I gathered up all my courage and approached him carefully. I could feel how he began to tremble and since he was still holding mine with his hand, I could also feel how it was slowly getting wet. Even though his breathing was getting heavier I was